What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9/27/2025 aircraft departed Flora Airport, Indiana and remained in pattern. On 3rd lap around pattern aircraft experienced loss of power, engine stopped operating, propeller was not windmilling. Aircraft landed in a field near the airport and flipped up onto its nose at approx 1930. Aircraft sustained minor damage, pilot was not injured. Aircraft was recovered and returned to Flora Airport where the engine cylinder head was removed and galling of the cylinder was discovered.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/27/2025 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLORA AIRPORT, INDIANA AND REMAINED IN PATTERN. ON 3RD LAP AROUND PATTERN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING, PROPELLER WAS NOT WINDMILLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT AND FLIPPED UP ONTO ITS NOSE AT APPROX 1930. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO FLORA AIRPORT WHERE THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REMOVED AND GALLING OF THE CYLINDER WAS DISCOVERED.